Letter written by James W. Alston to H. H. Brimley, September 3, 1918. James William Alston was a 1st Lieutenant in the 372nd Infantry during World War I. Alston was born in Wake County on January 16, 1876. In about 1907 he started working as a...

Letter written by James W. Alston to H. H. Brimley, October 6, 1918. James William Alston was a 1st Lieutenant in the 372nd Infantry during World War I. Alston was born in Wake County on January 16, 1876. In about 1907 he started working as a...

Letter written by James W. Alston to H. H. Brimley, November 1, 1918. James William Alston was a 1st Lieutenant in the 372nd Infantry during World War I. Alston was born in Wake County on January 16, 1876. In about 1907 he started working as a...

Presidential Signature: Chester Alan Arthur (1881-1885); Official signatures and seals of the president, cabinet officers, and other administration officials were requested periodically by the state to insure the authenticity of subsequent...

Duncan R. Barnhill (b. ca. 1824) was a farmer from Bladen County, North Carolina and served as a private in Co. H, 2nd North Carolina Artillery. His letters are directed to his widowed mother, Susan Barnhill (b. ca. 1802), and his brother, A. J....